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Examining the performance of Nvidia RTX effects in Battlefield V.

Here's GFK Chart-Track's take on last week's videogame sales activity in the U.K.: "Red Dead Redemption 2 drops to No2 ahead of Fallout 76 which has to settle for a new entry at No3. There are a...

If you hear hoof beats in the distance, it may be the approach of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, as Darksiders III is galloping towards its release on November 27th. To raise anticipation, THQ...

InXile acquired by Microsoft- the interview Eurogamer.net. Thanks nin.

An update from the Black Mesa team on Steam celebrates the 20th anniversary of Half-Life with a new trailer with the first look at the Xen chapters in this remake of the original Half-Life (thanks...

Barnes & Noble unveils a charging dock and keyboard cover for the latest Nook. Did not know the nook is still a thing.

How Blizzard Created Warcraft III's Classic Cinematics - Game Informer. Thanks LinkedIn via Ant. Diablo creator slams Blizzard in livestream.

Desert Bus for Hope pulls in with a record $700,000 raised. Soul-crushing boredom has never felt so good.

Steam Daily Deal - Monkey Island Collection. Steam Daily Deal - Oriental Empires, 66% Off.

Half-Life Black Mesa- Azure Sheep demo is now available for download. Quake Champions Official Website - November Patch Update 17.11.18. New champ and many nerfs. Thanks PC Gamer.

Here's the report on the ten bestselling titles on Steam for last week: PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Expansion - Crusader Kings II: Holy Fury HITMAN 2 - Standard Edition ARK: Survival Evolved...

The 2018 Gamers' Choice Awards are on the way, word is these will be televised on national TV (ask your parents) in the U.S. on December 9th. These are from the folks who created the People's Choice...

Valve announces the Artifact beta is live for those with keys to test their virtual card game. For everyone else, word is the game officially launches next week: Those with beta keys for Artifact,...

Nothing on this page is real- How lies become truth in online America. The Voice of the Intellectual Dark Web. Thanks RedEye9.

The 2018 Gamers' Choice Awards are on the way, word is these will be televised on national TV (ask your parents) in the U.S. on December 9th. These are from the folks who created the People's Choice...

Battlefield 5 on GameSpot. Fallout 76 on PCGamesN. Performance analysis. Half-Life on LGR. 20 Years Later- A Retrospective. Thanks RedEye9. Hitman 2 on Giant Bomb. Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor -...

Report: Charges against Assange relate to Russian hacking. MIT to Oz: Crypto-busting laws risk banning security tests. Thanks Ant.

Thanks Ant. Firefox adds in-browser notification of breached sites. These AI-generated fake fingerprints can fool smartphone security. The information age is being followed by the disinformation age.

Intel Announces $15 Billion Increase to Stock Repurchase Authorization. Thanks Hypothermia. The Boring Companys first tunnel is all dug up. Amazon HQ2: Transit in Long Island City, Queens is...

Google Maps Has Introduced So Many New Features and Design Changes in Recent Months That Getting Directions On It is Becoming an Increasingly Challenging Task. Thanks Ant. Spotify's holiday discount...

The latest This Week At Bungie update reveals a December 4th launch date for the Black Armory DLC for Destiny 2 (thanks GamesRadar+). The related Season of the Forge event starts a week earlier than...

The Stretch Goals page on the Roberts Space Industries website shows that fundraising for Star Citizen and Squadron 42 has now passed the $200 million dollar mark (thanks Eurogamer). The exact...

A Dev Letter on Steam for PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS declares the "FIX PUBG" campaign a success. It was back in August that PUBG Corporation set out to address fundamental issues with the battle...

Square Enix announces Shadowbringers is the title of the third expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, saying this will come to the MMORPG in the summer of 2019. Kotaku reports this was unveiled today at...

EA announces the chance to keep up with the Kardashians with the release of Get Famous, the latest expansion pack for The Sims 4. Want to be a real-life media sensation like Baby Ariel, someone we're...

Marble It Up! is now available for Windows and macOS on Steam, offering a spiritual successor to the Marble Madness and Marble Blast series. Word is this is a collaboration between a diverse...

Steam News announces the release of killer7 for Windows, a bit of a surprise since the console edition of this rail shooter was first released in 2005. Word is: "Step into the stylish and sinister...

Blizzard announces another free trial for Overwatch gets underway next Tuesday, offering new players the chance to serve as cannon fodder for free for four days. This post has all the details,...

Steam now offers a playable demo for STONE, their recently released "hip hop stoner noir" mystery starring a koala detective. The game itself has also received some new updates, as "the blokes and...

The promised return of HELLGATE: London is now available on Steam, reviving this action/RPG that was originally developed by the Diablo veterans at Flagship Studios (thanks Dark). Word is: "With the...

Sunset Overdrive is now available for Windows on Steam as promised, offering PC gamers the chance to take on the apocalypse in this third-person shooter. Word is that in addition to this digital...

Fortnite - We just released a PC only client update to fix an issue where Elemental Husks in Save the World would lower player's FPS. PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS -- PC 1.0 Update #23.1. Some games...

Koruldia Heritage, a pixel-painted adventure RPG by Renaud SAUZET Kickstarter. "Explore an alien world riddled with ominous wonders and puzzles. Dive into people's memories. Be ruthless or...

HeR Interactive announces Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill REMASTERED, an updated edition of their debut Nancy Drew adventure that's now available for Windows and macOS. This can be picked up through the...

Where The Water Tastes Like Wine: Fireside Chats is now available for Windows, Linux, and macOS on Steam, offering a free "standalone experience" based on the narrative adventure Where the Water...

With Darksiders III set for release on November 27th, THQ Nordic now offers a new Fury's Apocalypse trailer with a look at the adventure game sequel. Word is: "Last month we had Halloween, next month...

Bohemia Interactive follows the recent official beta launch for DayZ by confirming plans to release the official version 1.0 of the survival shooter before the end of this year. They also reveal that...

In response to a disgruntled one-off tweet, former Epic designer Cliff Bleszinski‏ responds to being trolled about not offering refunds for LawBreakers after Boss Key Productions was dissolved...

A post on Steam from Valve announces that products on Steam now offer localized prices in Australian dollars for customers down under (thanks PCGamesN). The lack of local pricing in Australia has...

Star Control :Origins v1.2 arrives with Adventure Studio accessibility updates and more.

Roberts Space Industries Website announces a free fly event will take off next week for Star Citizen. This celebrates the release of Star Citizen's first explorable planet, so development must be...

Ubisoft announces the availability of The Settlers History Collection, a new bundle of all seven games from this strategy/management series, updated to work properly on modern computers. Here's a...

Insomniac Games tweets that Sunset Overdrive is coming to PCs tomorrow, confirming a couple of recent indications this would happen. They offer a launch trailer along with word this will be for PC...

Earthfall and NBA 2K19 are both also free-to-play on Steam this week, offering the chance to sample one or both of these Windows games and pick them up on sale should you so desire. Here are more...

Publisher 505 Games and OtherSide Entertainment announce the release of Underworld Ascendant, a chance to return to the Stygian Abyss of the Ultima series in this crowdfunded action/RPG. This trailer...

Surviving Mars: Space Race and Surviving Mars: Space Race Plus are now available on GOG.com and Steam, offering new DLC for this Windows, macOS, and Linux management game. And for those who have not...

The Humble Fall Sale is now underway on The Humble Store, offering savings on thousands of games between now and November 27th. This includes a Humble Freebie, as they announce they are giving a free...

The Humble Fall Sale is now underway on The Humble Store, offering savings on thousands of games between now and November 27th. This includes a Humble Freebie, as they announce they are giving a free...

With the ink barely dry on their last deal, THQ Nordic announces the Expeditions IP is their newest acquisition. They say that in addition to now owning the rights to Expeditions: Conquistador and...

Publisher Iceberg Interactive and developer Corbie Games announce Railroad Corporation, a simulation coming to PCs next year to put the player in the role of a rail tycoon back in the pioneering days...